Monday, 03 February 2020 / Published in Blog

IN General Sales Tax

If you are a customer in Indiana and are tax exempt for the purchases you will be making with Ferguson Farms, please take a minute to review the letter and fill out an ST-105 Indiana State Form.
2019 ITI Walking Floor Used
Thursday, 08 November 2018 / Published in Blog

KEITH 101: What’s a Walking Floor System?

    This video, from Keith Manufacturing Co. is a demonstration of how a Walking® Floor works.  The floor slats move hydraulically to transport contents to the front or back of a trailer or stationary platform.  The slats will move in three separate groups and then all together in unison.  When the slats are moving
Tuesday, 30 October 2018 / Published in Blog

Driving At Night – Tips from Idealease, Inc.

As much as we don’t want to admit, winter has started to set in.  With winter comes shorter days of sun (if we’re lucky) and longer periods of the day in dark.  As a professional driver, or even someone commuting to and from work we all have a responsibility when we get behind the wheel of
Friday, 06 July 2018 / Published in Blog

High Capacity Trailer

This high capacity trailer is called a drop deck Keith® Walking Floor® trailer.  It has the raised deck in the front as well as flat top braces which allow for a 165 yard load.  The trailer has a single drive with a Z-Shoe installed that allows the slats on the raised deck and lower deck
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Thursday, 26 April 2018 / Published in Blog

Keith® Running Floor II® – Operating a Safe Unload

How to safely unload a Keith (R) Running Floor II (R) Trailer:   Park the truck and trailer by setting the parking brake Open and secure the trailer doors so that they are fully open Pull the ball valve handle out to close the valve Hook up the hydraulic hoses to the truck Engage the
Wednesday, 25 April 2018 / Published in Blog

Installation of a Live Floor

To prep for a Live Floor installation into an empty trailer, there are many components that must come together to make it all work.  In the video, you can see a quick overview of all the steps completed by our great team of mechanics and technicians. Install the pipes and front hydraulic hoses.  Connect the
Friday, 30 March 2018 / Published in Blog

Keith® Walking Floor® – Operating a Safe Unload

Keith® Walking Floor® – Operating a Safe Unload Park the truck and trailer by setting the parking brake Open and secure the trailer doors so that they are fully open Pull the ball valve handle out to close the valve Hook up the hydraulic hoses to the truck Engage the Power Take Off (PTO) and
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Monday, 05 February 2018 / Published in Blog

What’s In a Name

Live Floor™, Walking Floor™, Cargo Floor™, Shuffle Floor, Live Bottom, Moving Floor – these words are all synonymous with one another, give or take brand names.  However, they all work on the same principle:  the floor is moved hydraulically in order to transport the contents to the front of the trailer or back and out